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tumor

HSK 7
Human →Body
liú
リュウ、ル
こぶ
류
Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 留 represents the sound. Simplified form of 癅.
Components
疒 sickness+ 留 stay =
瘤 tumor
疒 Meaning component
nè sickness
sick
留 Phonetic component
liú stay
old variant of 留[liú]
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Notes
Similar Characters
疔 boil疖 sore (simp)疗 cured (simp)疙 boil疚 disease疝 hernia疟 intermittent (simp)疠 Sore A Sore (simp)疡 sores (simp)疣 tumor疤 scar疥 itch疫 epidemic疬 scrofulous (simp)疭 spasms (simp)疮 boil (simp)疯 insane (simp)疰 疱 acne (simp)疲 fatigued
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
瘤
Regular
Modern
Chinese
瘤 [liú]
tumor
Japanese
瘤 こぶ 同音
noun usually kana bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
ラクダは背中のこぶに大量の脂肪をためることができる。
A camel can store a large amount of fat in the hump on its back.
CHINESE WORDS (47)
肿瘤 [zhǒng​liú] #4,308
tumor
肿瘤 [zhǒng​liú] #4,308
tumor
脑瘤 [nǎo​liú] #12,721
brain tumor
脑瘤 [nǎo​liú] #12,721
brain tumor
恶性肿瘤 [è​xìng​zhǒng​liú] #29,050
malignant tumor
恶性肿瘤 [è​xìng​zhǒng​liú] #29,050
malignant tumor
毒瘤 [dú​liú] #20,123
malignant tumor
肉瘤 [ròu​liú] #37,153
wart
瘤子 [liú​zi] #29,707
tumor
血管瘤 [xuè​guǎn​liú] #23,382
angioma (medicine)
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JAPANESE WORDS (30)
力こぶ [ちからこぶ] #43,437
(bulge of one's) biceps
目の上のたんこぶ [めのうえのたんこぶ] #58,646
a thorn in one's side
動脈瘤 [どうみゃくりゅう] #92,657
aneurysm
静脈瘤 [じょうみゃくりゅう] #103,546
varix
腫瘤 [しゅりゅう] #110,017
lump
コブ付き [こぶつき] #111,299
having a child from a former relationship (when remarrying)
目の上のこぶ [めのうえのこぶ] #115,818
a thorn in one's side
大動脈瘤 [だいどうみゃくりゅう] #116,481
aortic aneurysm
脳動脈瘤 [のうどうみゃくりゅう] #123,365
cerebral aneurysm
力こぶを入れる [ちからこぶをいれる] #137,700
to put a lot of effort (into)
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